Heart Channel

Question 1

HT Channel Command Chart

Answer 1

HT-3: He-Sea, Water
HT-4: Jing River, Metal
HT-5: Luo- Connecting, Heavenly Star Point
HT-6: Xi-Cleft
HT-7: Shu-Stream = Yuan Source, Earth, Child Point
HT-8: Ying Spring, Fire
HT-9: Jing-Well, Wood, Mother Point

Question 2

HT-1**

Answer 2

Actions:

• Unbinds the Chest
• Activates the Channel and benefits the arm

Indications:
\+Disorders of the shoulder and arm
-->Paralysis
\+Disorders of the Heart and Chest
-->Sadness

Question 3

HT-3***

Answer 3

Actions:

• Activates the channel and benefits the arm
• Clears heat, transforms phlegm, calms the spirit
• *He-Sea, Water point**

Indications:
\+Disorders of the HT channel in the upper limb
-->Esp *elbow*
\+Disorders of the chest
-->HT pain
\+Heat or Phlegm

Question 4

HT-5**

Answer 4

Actions:

• Benefits the tongue
• Regulates heart rhythm (HT-Qi)
• Calms the spirit
• Activates the channel and alleviates pain

“Penetrating the Interior” Luo-connecting point

Indications:
\+Speech Disorders (d/t tongue stiffness)
\+Disorders of heart rhythm
\+Psycho-emotional disorders
\+Channel disorders

Question 5

HT-6***

Answer 5

Actions:

• Clears deficient fire and alleviates night sweating
• Regulates HT-blood
• Calms the spirit
• Moderates acute conditions

Xi-cleft point

Indications
+Night Sweating, steaming bone disorder(+SI3)
+Acute conditions
–>HT pain (d/t blood stasis):PC4 favored
–>Acute fright with or without palpitations

Question 6

HT-7**

Answer 6

Actions:

• Calms the spirit
• Regulates and tonifies the heart

Shu-Stream = Yuan Source
Most nourishing pt on the HT channel
Earth, Child point – Excess

Indications:
\+All disorders of the spirit
-->Insomnia
\+All disorders of the Heart
-->Palpitations
\+Heat in the HT Channel
-->Enuresis d/t heat in the bladder (HT - SI - BL)

Question 7

HT 5,6, 7 Comparison

Answer 7

HT-5:
Luo-connecting
Benefits the tongue and regulates HT-Qi
MP for speech disorders d/t tongue stiffness (GV-15, CV23), disorders of HT rhythm (PC-6)

HT-6:
Xi-Cleft
Regulates HT-blood; MP for night sweating (SI3)

HT-7:
Yuan-Source
Regulates and tonifies the HT, any disorders of the HT and spirit, excess/deficiency
Main point for insomnia (SP6), palpitations (PC6)

Question 8

HT-8***

Answer 8

Actions:

• Clears heat from HT and SI
• Regulates HT Qi (stag/def)
• Calms the spirit
• Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Ying-Spring, Fire point
Main point for HT–SI–BL

Indications:
+Heat in the lower burner transmitted via the HT-SI-BL connection
–>Urogenital disorders esp accompanied by HT fire
+Stagnation of Qi in the HT and chest region
+Emotional disorders d/t deficiency of HT-Qi
+Channel disorders

Question 9

HT-9**

Answer 9

Actions:

• Revives consciousness
• Clears heat and benefits the throat, tongue and eyes
• Regulates HT-Qi and calms the spirit

Jing-well, wood point

Indications:
+Loss of consciousness
+Heat in the upper reaches of the channel
+Fullness below the heart

Question 10

HT-2, 4 Comparison

Answer 10

HT-2:
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

HT-4 (Jing River, metal pt)
Calms the spirit and benefits the voice
Relaxes the muscles and sinews